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| Date: | Tuesday 8 April 2003 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | F-GFFV |
| MSN: | 1987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Le Lamentin Airport, Fort-de-France -
 Martinique
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Collision with an overhead power line. Non-detection of the obstacle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/travail-aerien-collision-avec-une-ligne-electrique-en-epandage-aerien-non-detection-de-lobst
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 September 1985 | N2874B | Helicair Ag, Inc. | 0 | Watsonville, CA |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2022 09:56 | harro | Added |
| 01-Oct-2022 09:56 | harro | Updated |
| 08-Jul-2023 04:14 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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